Coonabarabran

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10100701
Total population 2,576
Total dwellings 1,185
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 432
Male 212
Female 218
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 143
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $722
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent $140

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 429 99.3 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.7 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 432 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 212 49.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 218 50.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Coonabarabran, there were 432 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 212 (or 49.3%) were male and 218 (or 50.7%) were female.

Age Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 56 13.0 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 107 24.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 72 16.7 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 132 30.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 28 6.5 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 36 8.4 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Coonabarabran the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 8.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 60 22.8 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 9 3.4 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 18 6.8 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 4.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 164 62.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Coonabarabran 22.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 58 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 48 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 77 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Coonabarabran for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51 23.1 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 37 16.7 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 133 60.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Coonabarabran 23.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 52 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Coonabarabran for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 52 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 2.1 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 62 32.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 51 26.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 19 9.9 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5 2.6 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 5 2.6 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 45 23.6 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 191 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonabarabran, 44.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.5% were attending a primary school, 26.7% were attending a secondary school and 13.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gamilaraay 4 0.9 62 0.0 78 0.0
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English only spoken at home 404 94.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonabarabran. The only other response for language at home was Gamilaraay 0.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 35 34.0 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 29 28.2 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 8.7 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 30 29.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 103 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 103 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coonabarabran. Of these 34.0% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 29.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 20 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonabarabran who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 20 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 317 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 722 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonabarabran was $317 and the median weekly household income was $722.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Coonabarabran, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.3 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 140 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Coonabarabran, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 135 94.4 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 8 5.6 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 143 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Coonabarabran there were 143 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coonabarabran % Coonabarabran New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19 13.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 18 12.6 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 96 67.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 10 7.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Coonabarabran, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.3% were owned outright, 12.6% were owned with a mortgage and 67.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.